MEDICINE
In her latest book, Davis tackles the convoluted history of cancer research, revealing the extent to which governmental anti-cancer efforts were spearheaded by leaders from the very industries producing cancer-causing materials and products.
BIOETHICS
An interview with Allen M. Hornblum, author of Sentenced to Science: One Black Man’s Story of Imprisonment in America, on the history and ethics of practices largely hidden from public view.
BIOETHICS
Sperm banking is largely unregulated, raising controversial genetic, medical, and ethical questions. Yet the remedies are equally contentious.
Science Progress and American Progress's Doing What Works project teamed up to produce a set of policy proposals that the Obama administration and Congress can adopt to reinvest in the building blocks of American science, innovation, and economic competitiveness. Read the overview of the five reports.
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